Here is an overview of the overall feedback on the course, 62% of participants rated the course a 7 or higher.
Below I compile participant feedback for all quantifiable questions for each facilitator on the left side of the tab, and qualitative feedback on the right side.
| Question | All Responses for Callie Herring |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
The opportunity to engage with facilitators, to ask questions, share our thoughts and to |
What went well in today’s session? |
Number talks and diving into effective teaching practices |
What went well in today’s session? |
Nice that she allowed those who have been using IM to share their experiences. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Understanding the NCTM Effective practices with the Equity Standard. Great work! |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Continue adjusting based on the needs of the participants, and being open shared |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Having more time to expand on the effective teaching practices |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
In general: If there is an expectation that we complete a task through another site or |
| Question | All Responses for Elizabeth Van Hoesen |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
Break-out group discussions |
What went well in today’s session? |
Break out rooms |
What went well in today’s session? |
The facilitators were very sensitive and open minded to our comments. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Breakout rooms |
What went well in today’s session? |
lots of discussion |
What went well in today’s session? |
The model lesson |
What went well in today’s session? |
Hearing teachers voices |
What went well in today’s session? |
Experiencing a lesson. |
What went well in today’s session? |
a lot of info |
What went well in today’s session? |
most things |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
more time in breakout rooms, more than 2 min |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Longer breaks (this is a long time on Zoom) |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
The morning was pretty slow. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
see above about breakouts; time to complete all checkout surveys before ending time |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time to work with our grade level groups. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
more than 5 minutes for break |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Pacing, it was a bit slow. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
more time for group thinking, |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
more or longer breaks |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Very informative, lots of questions answered. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Not enough time in each breakout session, maybe less sessions but more time in each? |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
It was clear that she was reading a script. Some of the slides were overlapping and |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
thank you |
| Question | All Responses for Emily Howard |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
Presenters were informative. |
What went well in today’s session? |
lots of background information |
What went well in today’s session? |
Looking at lessons |
What went well in today’s session? |
Pacing - and overview |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
A faster jump into the curriculum. 5 hours of "what is math' is not needed. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
lots of educational jargon |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Showing lessons first so we can see where we are going |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Towards the end of the day - lots of content to process |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
I don't think that teachers need a theoretical breakdown of the program. We just want the |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
It was good. Just tough venue of zoom. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Very well paced |
| Question | All Responses for Evan Rushton |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
Introduced new information/websites. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Much better pace today. |
What went well in today’s session? |
I got to reconnect with math colleagues from other school sites, and meet some of our new |
What went well in today’s session? |
Sharing of important information |
What went well in today’s session? |
Jamboard activities let everyone participate. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Getting to talk to other math educators |
What went well in today’s session? |
I feel like I got a sense of the flow, and what the learning might look like in my |
What went well in today’s session? |
Understanding the structure of IM Curriculum |
What went well in today’s session? |
Understanding the philosophy and dividing into sample problems. |
What went well in today’s session? |
The pacing of the materials. It did not feel rushed. |
What went well in today’s session? |
IDK. Honestly, it was another deluge of information that will be funneled into a pool of |
What went well in today’s session? |
Explanations and breakout rooms |
What went well in today’s session? |
Some of the conversation in small groups was great |
What went well in today’s session? |
Too much and too fast. I was confused much of the day. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Reviewing the purpose of IM |
What went well in today’s session? |
There was plenty of time to share out. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Very well planned and thoughtful group. I like the team! |
What went well in today’s session? |
learning about the district's pacing guide |
What went well in today’s session? |
Information was presented in a user friendly way |
What went well in today’s session? |
pace instruction breakout groups |
What went well in today’s session? |
Lot of time to talk with colleagues |
What went well in today’s session? |
good overview |
What went well in today’s session? |
The variety of whole group time and breakout time |
What went well in today’s session? |
The presenter was well prepared. |
What went well in today’s session? |
learning more about IM |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Slow down, there was a lot of information to take in. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Can we have time to get everyone to download canvas and make their classes. Also time to |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Clearer picture of what the goal of the session is. Maybe a written outline that we can |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Everything I said earlier. Here it is from before: This was an extremely frustrating |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Breakout rooms needed more time |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I was completely lost on some of the activities we did today. I didn't know that we needed |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I would have loved more practice with the curriculum. There was a lot of repetition for |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
slower in the beginning, the technology was bouncing all around, and we ran out of time in |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time to explore the curriculum! |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Needed more time to read and discuss. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Information not what I was looking for. It was stuff that I have heard before. I wanted to |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Less information all at once. Seven hours of sitting has given me a cramp in my hip and |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Not enough breaks in between |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More hands on type work |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Slow down |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Better relate to what we are/ will be working on this year. How to backwards plan, meet |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Things were a bit confusing with all of the links and places referred to online. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
when asking groups to chat, give us time to do that |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I would have liked more time navigating the curriculum via the Kenndal Hunt website. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time in the breakout rooms for discussion |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
too long |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Nothing |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Hoping theres time to download the curriculum and have teachers play with how to assign |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
We needed about 2 additional minutes in the breakout rooms every time. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
The breakout rooms sometimes did not have enough time. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
My breakout room only had one other person |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Having valuable information. It was super long and not much was valuable. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Allow participants to reply without picking on them. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Having time today to go over the routine was very helpful. As a group we were quite |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
It was very difficult to follow along with the training today. It was also unclear what |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
This was an extremely frustrating day. I have used IM for 2 years now. At least half of us |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
There were a lot of instructions and our break out group often was not super clear what we |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Fun Stuff. Looking forward to tomorrow. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Evan did not have the information he should have had regarding the nature of the group |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Felt rushed |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Please let out on time. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
There was not enough time in breakout rooms and the task/ directions were not always |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Just seemed all over the place, PD's need to be more differentiated. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
A lot of the discussion questions would be better for a group who has had a lot of |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Great first day! Thank you. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Did learn much. |
| Question | All Responses for Hanady Elsayed |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
I missed Friday afternoon's session. I did the make-up. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Going through the units was valuable. |
What went well in today’s session? |
I think the level of involvement from the teachers. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Great opportunities for discussion. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Great conversation |
What went well in today’s session? |
the conversation on students with different backgrounds |
What went well in today’s session? |
Having important discussions regarding race and equity and math. |
What went well in today’s session? |
It was useful to begin to look at the curriculum and dive into a lesson. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Good look at organization of lessons and importance of equity as well as conceptual based |
What went well in today’s session? |
jamboards, asking us to share but not forcing us, I appreciate that |
What went well in today’s session? |
information provided |
What went well in today’s session? |
I think that what went well was being supported and given the time to unpack the things |
What went well in today’s session? |
Clear information |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I wish I could have attended the live session. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I wasn't sure what we would be going over and there is a lot of language that is new |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
It seems like you needed more time. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Build in a break |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
everything was good |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I really enjoyed the session but the length of the session was daunting. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I feel like it took a long time to get to that point. Although the prior information was |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I think it's impoertant to be clear that kids all learn at different paces and the grades |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
We were mis-informed thinking we were going to jump straight into new curriculum so it was |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
zoom links |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I really enjoyed the session but the length of the session was daunting. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
time |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
very supportive! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Thanks for setting the participation norms early. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
the training was good |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
It was very good training |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Great Presentation |
| Question | All Responses for Kristen Taylor |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
When in breakout rooms, sharing similar thoughts about the lessons and being overwhelmed |
What went well in today’s session? |
NCTM Effective Teaching Practices |
What went well in today’s session? |
clear expectations. We got time to dive into some of the curriculum. I learned how to |
What went well in today’s session? |
The pace. |
What went well in today’s session? |
I really enjoy the Tower of Hanoi activity. And having time to work on it independently. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Providing the questions in the chat before going into the breakout room was helpful. |
What went well in today’s session? |
I liked the Stronger and Clear activity. It gave me a better idea of what it is so I can |
What went well in today’s session? |
Pacing. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Going more into depth on the purpose behind practices. Applying teaching methods but also |
What went well in today’s session? |
It was refreshing to get a closer look at the curriculum itself. We did a deep dive into |
What went well in today’s session? |
Explanations and breakout rooms |
What went well in today’s session? |
The presenter was well prepared. |
What went well in today’s session? |
facilitator was great, enjoyed learning about number talks |
What went well in today’s session? |
Good discussions in breakout rooms. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Too much and too fast. I was confused much of the day. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Today was nice to see the curriculem |
What went well in today’s session? |
Lots of great stuff, especially in the morning |
What went well in today’s session? |
It was OK |
What went well in today’s session? |
talking with colleagues |
What went well in today’s session? |
Getting some resources for IM from other teachers |
What went well in today’s session? |
Examples of routines |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Given a little more time. Maybe extending the days and shortening the time a bit so it's |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time to dive into the curriculum |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
New material. Time for teaching teams to work together to plan for the coming year. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
The afternoon 45 minutes that was spent on "practicing" facilitating an Number Talk was |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
It would have been better to use those 40 mins to dive into the curriculum with our site |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
time with our school teams not random people |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Providing time to do some of planning |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
It was great |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Nothing!! I loved it. All of the facilitators are top notch! Especially Stephanie... she |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time to work on lesson planning, thinking about how to use it at our school specific, |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Not enough breaks in between |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I did not seem to understand what was being taught from the Towers of Hanoi lesson. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More curriculum time |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I was really hoping to work with the curriculum more since it addresses so much of what is |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Slow down |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Lesson time at end was difficult did not have what we need to do it |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
mentioned above |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
The sessions go too long. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I personally need way more time with the curriculum and preparing to teach it, since I am |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I would love to explore IM on the website and get more information about how to use the |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I would really like time to plan with my school site. We have been using this curriculum |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
All the information being taught is a bit overwhelming. Too much to learn adequately in a |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
She made the day very engaging. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
She was not aware of the group's needs. The material was repetitive for a number of the |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Today went relatively smoothly, especially compared to yesterday (different facilitator). |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
I have been using the Illustrative curriculum for 3 years in my class now. Seeing as |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
It was amazing. I felt like my thinking mattered. Kristen was so great with the flow, |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Much of the session was stuff we already knew or have already been doing for the last 2 |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
I felt like there was a disconnect with the Towers of Hanoi lesson. As a student, I was |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Loved her - very clear, concise |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Much better than yesterday; however, some was really repetitive - the Tower Activity and |
| Question | All Responses for Mary Shaw-Lewis |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
High levels of participation, challenging us to think deeply about our own beliefs and |
What went well in today’s session? |
the dialogue |
What went well in today’s session? |
Loved the information about inequities that exhist |
What went well in today’s session? |
using particular justice vocabulary like race, racism, equity. There was a reference to |
What went well in today’s session? |
The conversations were very rich! |
What went well in today’s session? |
Discussing biases that affect teaching and student learning. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Everything: Organized, knowledgeable, courageous, and enlightening |
What went well in today’s session? |
Having an open dialogue and a safe environment to have these discussions |
What went well in today’s session? |
I appreciated the pacing of the session. We kept it moving. |
What went well in today’s session? |
A lot of great discussions. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Breakout Room Discussions |
What went well in today’s session? |
the discussions were very thought provoking |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time :) |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
can't think of anything |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time to talk with colleagues |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
more white people being quiet to allow space for BIPOC (I include myself in this |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More dicussion about the curriculumn. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time to discuss the impact of race and white supremacy in curriculum and standards. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Nothing, it was great! |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
A lot of very big topics were brought up. It's a difficult setting to explore those on a |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Nothing |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
tech issues with the moodle entry |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Mary was lively and engaging throughout our session. Her passion for the work was evident. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
So much great information! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Super! Friendly, supportive, smart, kind. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Today was fantastic. Facilitators led a very deep and touchy conversation about race and |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Excellent session. I'm excited about continuing the discussion about race and how the |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Thanks! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
She was great! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Great session |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Thank you for a great session. Wonderful facilitator! |
| Question | All Responses for Megan Lewis |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
Discussions around student needs |
What went well in today’s session? |
Structured well, pace was good. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Time to complete Hanoi assignment |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
well done |
| Question | All Responses for Patricia Thibodeaux |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
I learned a lot. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Partner talk |
What went well in today’s session? |
Dialogue |
What went well in today’s session? |
The activities |
What went well in today’s session? |
pretty much everything |
What went well in today’s session? |
Time management |
What went well in today’s session? |
Content was organized and paced well in lesson. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Talking about our math attitudes. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Material was presented clearly. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Include more math activities to have teachers conduct, keeping the student's perspective |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More time in breakout rooms |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I would have liked to had more experience with some of the platforms/apps we needed to |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Seeing the new IM curriculum |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
I would like more active participation required from us. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Fewer breakout rooms! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Nothing |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Thanks! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Awesome! I want to be like them when I grow up! |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Thanks for providing the links to everything in the chat. |
| Question | All Responses for Ryan Colon |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
Breakout groups with my teachers from my school |
What went well in today’s session? |
I learned about what IM is. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Nice facilitators :) |
What went well in today’s session? |
Learning the different parts of the Rigor Tasks- Conceptual understanding, procedural |
What went well in today’s session? |
pacing |
What went well in today’s session? |
Connections to the 5 equitable practices |
What went well in today’s session? |
Learned about IM |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
A lot of links to click on and follow |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Shorter zooms.... A bit too long (condense intro & get into curriculum sooner) |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
As I mentioned before, more breaks. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
more time for collaboration |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
longer breakout rooms |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
It was a little slow |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Too long of a zoom for one day. Monotone, reading from a script & lots of unnessesary |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
I think with such a long training, we need more breaks. This is far too long to be sitting |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
More time in breakout rooms, so maybe fewer breakout rooms to give more time. |
| Question | All Responses for Spring Mercadel |
|---|---|
What went well in today’s session? |
Tackled tough topics about Race. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Great info and conversations! A lot of deep thinking and reflection. |
What went well in today’s session? |
Thinking about learner identities |
What went well in today’s session? |
discussion |
What went well in today’s session? |
The discussions on Marginality was very thought provoking. |
What went well in today’s session? |
good discussion |
What went well in today’s session? |
The content was relevant and helpful. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
More teacher interaction--felt like only a few carried the conversation participation. |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
Need to build in some breaks and more time to process because the content was deep/heavy |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
The part on challenging marginality. The content was good but this was not a great session |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
It's a long day. Maybe more breaks? |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
needs to be more engaging |
What could have been better about today’s session? |
The length of the training is challenging. |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
I think we need more break out rooms and short breaks. It's hard to have so much whole |
What additional feedback do you have about their facilitation skills? |
Need more time to process with colleauges. Need small breaks so we dont miss things. 3 |